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The top two members of a House subcommittee want the Department of Homeland Security’s intelligence chief to keep a closer watch on social media traffic. According to Reuters, Rep. Patrick Meehan (R-PA) and Rep. Jackie Speier (D-CA) wrote a letter … Continue reading →

LAS VEGAS — For the past several years, almost every smartphone, tablet or other mobile device has used a microprocessor based on the computer chip technology of U.K.’s ARM Holdings. That has finally changed with the unveiling at CES of … Continue reading →

1. Minor Upgrades iLounge recently reported that it saw a prototype of the next-generation iPad at the 2012 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) and that it looks just like the iPad 2, only thicker by about 1 mm. The camera in … Continue reading →

Frank Marquardt is director of content strategy at The Barbarian Group, a digital services and creation company. Find him on Twitter @tralition. Traditional advertising worked through distraction — an interruption to our sitcom, a page between magazine articles, a banner … Continue reading →

Sykipot, malware believed to originate in China, has been used to target smart cards in the Pentagon and other government agencies. According to security researcher AlienVault, a new variant of Sykipot is targeting the cards government employees use to access … Continue reading →

Erin Everhart is the director of web and social media marketing at 352 Media Group, a digital marketing agency that also provides web and mobile app development. Connect with her on Twitter @erinever. In what could be hailed as the … Continue reading →

The Spark of Genius Series highlights a unique feature of startups and is made possible by Microsoft BizSpark. If you would like to have your startup considered for inclusion, please see the details here. Name: Hitch.me Quick Pitch: Hitch.me is … Continue reading →

A New York Times column titled, “Should The Times Be a Truth Vigilante?” drew heavy criticism Thursday on Twitter and even spawned a fake account parodying Arthur Brisbane, NYT’s public editor who wrote the piece. Brisbane asked if hard news … Continue reading →

Lithuanian video artist Laimonas Zakas, who enjoys web production as a hobby, created a Facebook Page called Glitchr that messes with Facebook codes. The art project has garnered more than 12,657 likes so far. Don’t be afraid to visit the … Continue reading →

Indie video games have been riding shotgun to blockbusters like Modern Warfare and Madden for years. One documentary is using the Internet to tell the story of a new breed of developers who are bringing independent and small-budget games into … Continue reading →